Ramat HaSharon

Ramat haScharon (Hebrew רמת השרון, Arabic رامات هشارون, German Hill Sharon ) is a city in Israel.

History

On October 4, 1923 Ramat haScharon was founded as Ir Shalom. The founders of the Moschawa were olim ( immigrants) from Poland. 1931 counted Ramat haScharon 312 inhabitants.

Geography

Ramat haScharon is located about 10 kilometers northeast of Tel Aviv. In 2009, the population of the city was 40,600.

Economy

The city is the headquarters of the arms company Israel Military Industries.

Sports

The football club in the city, Hapoel Ironi HaScharon, currently playing in the highest league Israel, Ligat ha Al the.

In addition, Ramat haScharon is known for its high affinity for tennis. So all the home games of the Israeli Davis Cup team will be held in Canada stage since the mid-1970s. Between 1979 and 1996 also guested once in the ATP World Tour. Since 1996, the tournament has challenger status in Ramat haScharon. 1996 denied the group II of the Europe / Africa Zone Fed Cup their games in Ramat haScharo. As a power base of the Israeli Tennis the Israel Tennis Center in Ramat haScharon has trained countless athletes of his country, such as Dudi Sela, Amos Mansdorf or Shahar Peer.

Twinning

  • Dunkerque, France
  • Georgsmarienhütte, Germany
  • Tallahassee, USA

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Guy Ben -Ner (born 1969 ), Israeli artist
  • Amos Mansdorf (born 1965 ), Israeli tennis player
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